PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 3 September 1883, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

UNITED rrRESS ASSOCIATION. '. '" LEGISLATIVfdOTJNCIL, In the Legislative Council on Saturday last the Lands Act Amendment Bill was considered and the second reading moved by Mr Olliver, Mi-Buckley moved that it be read that (lay six months. A lenghty debate ensued, the amendment being ultimately negatived by 16 to U, and the second reading carried by the-Speaker's casting vote, • Each of the following Bills were read • ft second time-Inspection of Michinery Extension,. Public Works Act Amendment, Harbor Act Amendment, Patent Act Amendment, West Coast Peace Preservation, Property Assessment Act Amendment, Town District A'ot Amendment, Special Powers aud Contracts, • Adulteration Prevention Amendment, Middle Island Halfcaste grants, and South Island NativoEeserves.

HOUSETbF REPRESENTATIVES. In tlie House on Saturday, the, Hon Mr JoiiNsjoNWoveti for leave to intra: (luce tho Railway Construction Authorisation Rill. Its object was to sanction tho ■arrangnment made by the Government witliiho Taranaki Harbor Board to construct a railway from New Plymouth, to the Harbor works, the Board finding the • money, .£IB,OOO, to' pay for thVlihV; also, to authorise the construction of the Gore-Kelso line." Mr Wright objected that the New Plymouth Harbor Board had no power to divert any of its money to the construction of the railway. A long discussion ensued, Mi- Joh'iv son at last agreeing to strike out all about. thoTayanaki lino, and in this form the Bilbwas. introduced. The Otago"fiock>. Bill was further amended in committee. _ The Hon Major Atkinson intimated mb intention'of discharging the Leaseholders' Qualification Bill. The Roads.'and Bridges Construction Act Amendment Bill was further considered in. committee, and along discussion took pla'co on several clauses, somo slight amendments being niade, A new clause by Mr J, C. Brown to bring applications;received up to dato in on equal terms with those made before the 30th June wafe lost, and the Bill was reported as'amended, and read a third titqbaiid passed. The Land Transfer. Act Amendment Bill was read a' third time and passed, The Hon. Mj>.-I>iu f nioved'that the Otago Harbori-.Roard •Bill be discharged, as the striking out of. clause 11 had rendereCftuseJess toDunedin. Mr Macandreiv strongly protested against this, and moved'that this report on the Bill beagled to, Mr M. \V.''Green supported the discharge of the/Bill in a speech of great length during which he attacked Mr Macandrew'.severely and raked up' alotofoldscandiik.'Mr.Greenwaa my evidently bent on speaking to pointed out that -this « berof.no effect, and the speakeiAaid he bad once sat till 3 o'clock morning, At 11.30 Mr Green'Hstbpped;;'..when Messrs Danicll, Fisf, and qfbo&afctacked him for his remaaks about Mr Macandrew.'. Mr Fish also spoktuyeiy:; strongly on! this general question and'-against the Bill. {\ :;•■•.••.• •- After discussion the motion,for discharging the Bill waQpstjby.47 to 12. Mr Barron then commenced moving all sorts of amendments against the Bill, the result of the divisions in each case being about the same, the opponents of the Bill being only twelve. Several members protested against such obstruction on a Slihday morning, but Messrs Ban-on, F|sV.andßraoken » kept tho thing goings and 'the latter rocitrd a piece of poetry on Sunday repose. •-•'.•" Mr Wright made soirte observations about the Otago Harbour Boards. Balance-sheet, whereupon Mr Fish. accused the Canterbury, menibers of banding together to injuvo Otago for the benefit of Canteiinuvj and'had to b» called io unler fur |ioraonal rebutrkflabout Mr Wright, ;i Altogether the scene" was 'one 'of great disorder, and it djd not termil nate until five minute*>to one-on" Sunday morning, somel confusion, the Speaker'declared the 1 Bill passed, and tho Houseadjourned.